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Sheldon H. Danziger
Funded Research:
A Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy (Ford Foundation)
Access, Assets and Poverty: The Role of Financial Services Among Low and Moderate-Income Households (Ford Foundation)
Causes and Consequences of Public Subsidies in Higher Education: Evidence from Community College Districts (U.S. Department of Education)
Effects of the Recession and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Workers and Families: A Panel Study in Southeast Michigan (Ford Foundation)
Income Volatility and Implications for Food Assistance Programs - II (Department of Agriculture)
MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood Postdoctoral Fellowship - Year 3 (MacArthur Foundation)
National Poverty Center (ASPE)
National Poverty Center Administrative Supplement (HHS-NIH)
Substance Use Disorders Among Low-Income Women: Treatment Access and Use After Welfare Reform (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Grants Research Program and Conference (Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary)
The Effects of Food Assistance Programs on Child Well-being Among Families Experiencing Job Loss, Divorce, or Separation (Department of Agriculture)
The Effects of the Housing Crisis on Vulnerable Workers and Families (MacArthur Foundation)
The Great Recession and Child Health and Behavior (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
The Other America and Anti-Poverty Policies (Mott)
The Role of Intra-Family Financial and Other Support... (MacArthur Foundation)
Understanding the Economic Concepts and Characteristics of Food Access (Department of Agriculture)
Research Professor, Population Studies Center.
Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, G. Ford School of Public Policy.
Director, National Poverty Center.
Director, Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy.
Ph.D., Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Danziger's research focuses on trends in poverty and inequality, and the effects of economic and demographic changes and government social programs on disadvantaged groups. His current work includes research on how the 1996 welfare reform affected the work effort, family income, and material well-being of single mothers.
Recent Publications
Books
Cancian, Maria, and Sheldon H. Danziger. 2009. Changing Poverty, Changing Policies. New York: Russell Sage. Abstract. Publisher Link .
Danziger, Sheldon H., and Cecilia Elena Rouse. 2007. The Price of Independence: The Economics of Early Adulthood. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Abstract.
Blank, Rebecca M., Sheldon H. Danziger, and Robert F. Schoeni. 2006. Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Abstract.
Danziger, Sheldon H., and Peter Gottschalk. 2004. Diverging Fortunes: Trends in Poverty and Inequality. Russell Sage Foundation and Population Reference Bureau. Abstract.
Danziger, Sheldon H., and Robert Haveman. 2002. Understanding Poverty. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Abstract.
Journal Articles
Grieger, Lloyd, and Sheldon H. Danziger. Forthcoming. "Who Receives Food Stamps During Adulthood? Analyzing Repeatable Events with Incomplete Event Histories." Demography. PMCID: PMC Journal - In Process.
Grieger, Lloyd, and Sheldon H. Danziger. 2011. "Who Receives Food Stamps During Adulthood? Analyzing Repeatable Events With Incomplete Event Histories." Demography, 48(4): 1601-1614. DOI. Abstract. Public Access.
Danziger, Sheldon H., and David Ratner. 2010. "Labor Market Outcomes and the Transition to Adulthood." The Future of Children, 20(1): 133-158. Public Access. Local Access.
Li, Geng, Robert F. Schoeni, Sheldon H. Danziger, and Kerwin Charles. 2010. "New Expenditure Data in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics: Comparisons with the Consumer Expenditure Survey Data." Monthly Labor Review, 133(2): 29-39. Abstract. Local Access.
Danziger, Sheldon H., Richard Frank, and Ellen Meara. 2009. "Mental Illness, Work and Income Support Programs." American Journal of Psychiatry, 166(4): 398-404. DOI. Local Access.